BY Camryn Garrett
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Hind Meddeb – “Paris Stalingrad”
Hind Meddeb currently works between Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Her first film, “Casablanca: One Way Ticket to Paradise,” tells the story of 14 Moroccan suicide bombers who killed...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Myriam Verrault – “Kuessipan”
Myriam Verreault made a name for herself by co-directing, scripting, producing, and editing “West of Pluto,” her critically-acclaimed 2019 feature debut. The film went on to be screened...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Maria Sødahl – “Hope”
Maria Sødahl has written and directed several television dramas, documentaries and short films. Her first feature film, “Limbo,” was nominated for ten of Norway’s Amanda Awards,...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Tamar Shavgulidze – “Comets”
Tamar Shavgulidze was born in Tbilisi. She’s made several shorts and one feature; her projects have won competitions at the National Film Center four times, and she also has been a jury member...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Aisling Chin-Yee – “The Rest of Us”
Aisling Chin-Yee is an award-winning producer, writer, and director. She produced “Rhymes for Young Ghouls,” which was a TIFF Top 10 film and won Best Director at the Vancouver...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Alla Kovgan – “Cunningham”
Alla Kovgan is writer, director, and editor who was born in Moscow. Her film “Nora” received 30 awards and was broadcast worldwide. She co-directed, wrote, and edited the Emmy-nominated...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Chiara Malta – “Simple Women”
Chiara Malta’s documentary “Armando E La Politica” premiered as the opening night film at Turin Film Festival and aired on ZDF and Arte. She has written and directed many shorts,...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Neasa Hardiman – “Sea Fever”
Neasa Hardiman is a BAFTA-winning director and writer whose work spans film and television, including BBC/Netflix’s “Happy Valley” and Netflix’s “Jessica Jones.”...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet María Paz González – “Lina from Lima”
María Paz González was born in Temuco, Chile. She studied journalism at the Universidad de Chile, and specialized in screenwriting and filmmaking. She’s worked in different roles of film...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Sarah Gavron – “Rocks”
Sarah Gavron’s previous credits include “Brick Lane,” which earned her a BAFTA nomination and The Alfred Dunhill Talent Award at the London Film Festival, and the Dennis Potter...
Film as Grassroots Activism: Crowdfunding Picks
Films can have many impacts on their viewers: they can entertain, first and foremost, they can make you feel like you aren’t alone, and they can introduce you to new people or places. But they...
Society, Expectations, and the “Other”: VOD and Web Series Picks
Society has unspoken expectations for everyone, especially women. We’re expected to dress in a certain way, do our hair and makeup, be less aggressive with men. Then there are expectations for...